Hey guys. I'm in Arkansas. Un-planned trip because John's Dad is in the hospital. He got really sick on Sunday, so they brought him to Little Rock where they found a lemon-sized tumor in his pancreas. Today he had major surgery and PRAISE GOD they got all of the tumor out and it had not spread yet. Although, the doc told him he was 99% sure it was cancer, but usually pancreatic cancer means it's inoperable and a death-sentence. So, we are praising God that they could operate and remove it! He will be in the hospital for recovery for a few weeks, and then I believe he starts chemo. Keep this family in your prayers, the surgery was good, but he still has cancer. We have no idea how long we'll be in AR, but I only packed what I wore yesterday and today, so maybe I'll go shopping!
On another note, my son hasn't pooped in about 6 days. I'm worried and was just thinking of taking him to the doc when we made our midnight-run to AR. So, say a prayer that he poops, he's worrying me. I'm getting all kind of folk-remedy answers from people (sugar water, caro syrup, a q-tip up the rear, poor kid), but I'm not sure about any of them. I tried a little apple juice today, so hopefully it'll work out. Anyway, I'm sure you're concerned about my 3 month old's bowels. He farts alot, and it smells like an unclean port-a-potty.
K. Bye.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007
Only 4 More Hours to GO!!!!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
How Did it GO?......
Postponed. Yep. How can I accurately do the last two days of my life justice? Hell. With helpers though, so maybe just close to the threshold of Hell. Sadie and I had our first mother/daughter illness. Early Tuesday morning Sadie woke up screaming, I looked at John and said "you have to get her because I feel like if I move I will puke", then he came back telling me he needed help because Sadie had puked all over herself, the bed, the floor, EVERYWHERE! She has never thrown up before, so it scared her to death. We had to bathe her at two in morning, John bathed her in the bathtub while I puked in the toilet. It was a wonderful family moment. Poor Warren and Carey, they had only shown up a few hours before people started puking. Thank God they were here though. God knew we would need them, although I can't say they were all that happy to be here. Sadie threw up the rest of the night. I, as luck would have it (and I say this VERY sarcastically) never threw up again. You know the feeling, where you want to throw up more than ANYTHING in the ENTIRE world? It was most definately the flu, the next day I felt like my whole body was broken, even my hair hurt. Nursing was AGONY. You know what really sucked? You know how when you feel like you are going to throw up you don't want anyone to touch you, talk to you, be in the same air-space as you??? Well, I had a sick 21 month old who wanted nothing more than mommy, so all night long she was cuddled to me breathing her little puke-breath in my face. It was beautiful, really. Sadie felt fine the next day, amazingly. But today was a different story. It's like it skipped a day with her. Anyway, thank you Warren and Carey. I know you were very happy to go home, but we were VERY BLESSED TO HAVE YOU!!!
We had to put signs at the end of the driveway. How else do you cancel something when you don't know who is coming? I hated to do it. It was my first "official" thing to do, and I feel a bit like I failed. I will keep trying though! I kind of have to, I've already booked four book fairs! Thanks to those of you who have shopped my e-show, I don't know if you want me to name names, so I won't, but for all of you others who intend to buy books you only have TWO MORE DAYS!!!! I "close the show" on the 23rd at midnight, so you have until then. Please keep shopping, you are building up the business for me! Plus, now that you've read my sob story maybe you'll feel sorry for me and buy books. Yep, pull on the heart-strings. Thank God that Jack didn't get it, and I'm praying that John, Warren, and Carey don't get it either. Anyway, just wanted to update you on the state of the "Grand Opening" that wasn't. I'll try again soon, I hope the multitudes who showed up at the end of the driveway and left weaping will come back.
We had to put signs at the end of the driveway. How else do you cancel something when you don't know who is coming? I hated to do it. It was my first "official" thing to do, and I feel a bit like I failed. I will keep trying though! I kind of have to, I've already booked four book fairs! Thanks to those of you who have shopped my e-show, I don't know if you want me to name names, so I won't, but for all of you others who intend to buy books you only have TWO MORE DAYS!!!! I "close the show" on the 23rd at midnight, so you have until then. Please keep shopping, you are building up the business for me! Plus, now that you've read my sob story maybe you'll feel sorry for me and buy books. Yep, pull on the heart-strings. Thank God that Jack didn't get it, and I'm praying that John, Warren, and Carey don't get it either. Anyway, just wanted to update you on the state of the "Grand Opening" that wasn't. I'll try again soon, I hope the multitudes who showed up at the end of the driveway and left weaping will come back.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Need your Help
Okay, as much as I did not want to rely on friends and family to get a start in this business, it seems I am going to "sort-of" do it anyway. I'm hosting my own "Grand Opening" at my house next Tuesday. It's a Grand Opening, but also a "meet the neighbors" thing that we've meant to do since we moved here. I know of several that will come for sure, and hopefully a few more that I don't know about. Here's where you, my blogging community, come in. I've set up and e-show that will combine with the grand opening so that all the sales will go into one pot for the free books. I've set myself up as the "hostess" of this e-show/grand opening so that the free books will go to me to add to my display. So, if you want to throw a little support for this new business effort my way, go shop at my e-show! Go to my website, www.ubah.com/m2730 and look on the right hand side for "current e-shows" there will be one listed under my name. Anything you contribute helps me grow my business display, which is important because I am mostly starting with Book Fairs! I have booked my first two, and tomorrow expect to have three! I meet with two more preschools on Thursday morning who are already sounding excited about it, so I will (prayerfully) have five book fairs in the first three months! Those, plus a few home presentations, which will hopefully end in more home presentations, and I'm off to a good start!
I started this with the prayer that I would be able to work this business without having to do the things I do not like to do. I don't want to make friends and family feel like they have to participate in it (unless the want to, of course), and I don't want to push my business on people. Case in point: I went to a birthday party for Sadie's little friend last week. There were two teachers there, two stay at home mom's (one thinking of homeschooling) and a pastor's wife. For some this would have been a PERFECT opportunity to promote the business (or even recruit.....), but I did not feel it was an appropriate time for me to bring it up. That's just NOT the way I want to do it. I feel like God led me to this, and I feel like if I work hard HE will increase it.
So, Sunday morning after church we went out to eat with a couple of families and I was seated next to the sweetest lady named Kathy (are ALL Kathy's wonderful?). After about an hour of talking (which doesn't happen much in my life anymore), she asked me what I do. I didn't want to turn a Sunday afternoon lunch with a new friend into a business push, so I was VERY stand-offish about it. But she kept asking question after question. Then she asked me if I had a catalog on me, she is an art teacher in a Magnet school in New Orleans. She literally said "Please can you come do something like this with my school!" I hope this is a jumping off point for something there, but even if it turns into nothing I felt like it was God saying "see, just trust me".
But here is my second request of my blogging community. Pray for me. The starting of a business takes ALOT of time. The whole point of this for me is to do it outside of family time, and I have found myself letting Sadie watch a little too much TV recently......I know that the first year will be hard, and I plan to stick it out, but I need prayer. I need prayer to be successful in this without having to compromise my ideas about how to do it (like I was talking about it above). So, my requests are this:
1. PRAY FOR ME!
2. BUY BOOKS AT MY E-SHOW!
If you don't want to surf the entire website just looking for stuff, tell me what your kids/neices/nephews/whoever are interested in and I can recommend something. Thanks guys! And Beef, I didn't forget my promise. I love your idea about "The Rabbit Hole" and plan to use it after I've learned the ropes. That means you can pick whatever book you want. If you don't have any kids to buy from, I honestly think there are a few things you might like yourself!
I started this with the prayer that I would be able to work this business without having to do the things I do not like to do. I don't want to make friends and family feel like they have to participate in it (unless the want to, of course), and I don't want to push my business on people. Case in point: I went to a birthday party for Sadie's little friend last week. There were two teachers there, two stay at home mom's (one thinking of homeschooling) and a pastor's wife. For some this would have been a PERFECT opportunity to promote the business (or even recruit.....), but I did not feel it was an appropriate time for me to bring it up. That's just NOT the way I want to do it. I feel like God led me to this, and I feel like if I work hard HE will increase it.
So, Sunday morning after church we went out to eat with a couple of families and I was seated next to the sweetest lady named Kathy (are ALL Kathy's wonderful?). After about an hour of talking (which doesn't happen much in my life anymore), she asked me what I do. I didn't want to turn a Sunday afternoon lunch with a new friend into a business push, so I was VERY stand-offish about it. But she kept asking question after question. Then she asked me if I had a catalog on me, she is an art teacher in a Magnet school in New Orleans. She literally said "Please can you come do something like this with my school!" I hope this is a jumping off point for something there, but even if it turns into nothing I felt like it was God saying "see, just trust me".
But here is my second request of my blogging community. Pray for me. The starting of a business takes ALOT of time. The whole point of this for me is to do it outside of family time, and I have found myself letting Sadie watch a little too much TV recently......I know that the first year will be hard, and I plan to stick it out, but I need prayer. I need prayer to be successful in this without having to compromise my ideas about how to do it (like I was talking about it above). So, my requests are this:
1. PRAY FOR ME!
2. BUY BOOKS AT MY E-SHOW!
If you don't want to surf the entire website just looking for stuff, tell me what your kids/neices/nephews/whoever are interested in and I can recommend something. Thanks guys! And Beef, I didn't forget my promise. I love your idea about "The Rabbit Hole" and plan to use it after I've learned the ropes. That means you can pick whatever book you want. If you don't have any kids to buy from, I honestly think there are a few things you might like yourself!
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
Got my books in the mail....
And they are wonderful! I had reservations, I wondered if I would get my "Base kit" and it would suck. You know, low quality books and all, but I was very wrong! I'm going to have a problem with wanting everything in the catalog for Sadie and Jack. Now I'm really excited about this opportunity. I guess that means I will blog my slow progress in the this business venture. The website is overwhelming to me, there is so much to look at that you miss alot. The catalog was completely different, I didn't even realize we had card games and board games and puzzles and these really cool "kit" things. Anyway, Sadie is sick and Jack is crying but I have to go. I just thought I'd let you know that you ALL need to buy books for people, because they are really cool books.
www.ubah.com/M2730
www.ubah.com/M2730
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